by stillmatic » Jan 17th, '11, 00:34
To be honest, the fact that 50 says its going to be a classic means fuck all.
I personally can't wait, I'll support him forever simply because it's Queens all day.
But I do consider my thoughts on him to be pretty balanced.
I've always considered 50 Cent to be a good artist, but a great artist when he's had guidance, and he's always needed guidance, he's just one of those rappers. For Power of the Dollar he had JMJ, then he without JMJ he suffered. Then he had Nas for Guess who's back/50 Cent is the future; for GRODT he had Eminem and Dre, just like Massacre and GRODT soundtrack, then Em and Dre disappeared and 50 turned to someone who had no idea what he was doing and was bored so he turned to garbage for Curtis (especially considering it was recorded over a few days).
I think he's back on the right track, I loved War Angel and Forever King, and I loved BISD for what it was, the problem was he made it too much of a street album. If it had some big beats, some big hooks, some big producers and some big features, it would have been a great mix. But it didn't.
The fact that he's finally taken time to record this over a long period + he finally has interest in hip hop again + the fact that Dr.Dre & Eminem are back to give him some guidance = me thinking this will be the real 50 Cent, and not Curtis Jackson.
The New York Times - "Lloyd Banks may have stealthily become the most important rapper in New York".
Like Evryone Else
